My fiance or i do both work but he is only very part time so there may be a day where your dog has to be alone for a few hours but we try to make sure that a close family member can check on them if it's for longer than 3 hours. Our family loves to go on walks around our neighbourhood, we also have a dog park close to our house that's always exciting to go to. I do wait for the second or third visit before going to ensure it will be a good experience. Our large fenced back yard is great to toss a ball around in or just a good place to run off the zoomies! I have always been the go to sitter for all of the animals in my family so I have quite a bit of experience with all sizes of dogs. I would also like to teach my daughter about caring for and loving something that is different than herself to prepare her for the future.